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creatures

  • plural
    of creature.
    creature
    noun
    an animal, especially a nonhuman.

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The Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, home to about 12,000 sea creatures, is caring this summer for an additional 500 animals seized from wildlife traffickers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

Apparently, when Sgiath is not out finding lost people or marine creatures, she likes to be wrapped up in her dog blanket.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

This ‘NOVA’ presentation delves into the development of brains—those of both humans and some of our intelligent fellow creatures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

These creatures typically swim using tiny hair-like structures known as cilia, which move in coordinated patterns to propel them through water.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

Mom would wrap her arms around me and assure me I was safe from scary ocean creatures.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller